Anadara brasiliana (Lamarck, 1819) is a animal in the Arcidae family, order Arcida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Anadara brasiliana (Lamarck, 1819)

Anadara brasiliana (Lamarck, 1819)

Anadara brasiliana, the Incongruous Ark Clam, is a saltwater ark clam found along the Atlantic coast from North Carolina to Brazil.

Family
Genus
Anadara
Order
Arcida
Class
Bivalvia

About Anadara brasiliana (Lamarck, 1819)

Anadara brasiliana, commonly known as the Incongruous Ark Clam, is a species of saltwater clam belonging to the Arcidae family, which is the family of ark shells. This species occurs along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to Brazil.

Photo: (c) John Slapcinsky, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by John Slapcinsky · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Arcida Arcidae Anadara

More from Arcidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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